Vega's Piece of the Sky -- Jennifer Torres, Hardcover Poetry It argues that the world

It argues that the world could be changed dramatically for the better if people and governments were to adopt a new way of thinking and dealing with conflict that takes us beyond confrontation

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Her mother insists to everyone who will listen that her daughter never even left the house that day

Vega's Piece of the Sky -- Jennifer Torres, Hardcover Poetry It argues that the worldA meteorite comes crashing down on the lives of three middle schoolers changing everything they know about family, friendships, and community in this charming and heartfelt novel. The space rock is just the latest thing to land, uninvited, in Vega Lucero's road stop hometown. But when she discovers how much a chunk of the meteorite might be worth, she realizes it's exactly the treasure she's been hoping to find and maybe a way to convince her mom not